 He made an administration, so checkered and speckled; he put together a piece of joinery, so crossly indented and whimsically dove-tailed; a cabinet so variously inlaid; such a piece of diversified Mosaic; such a tesselated pavement without cement; here...  William Pitt, Earl of Chatham - Page 183by Albert von Ruville - 1907Full view - About this book
 | Irishman - 1844 - 254 pages
...made an administration so chequered and speckled — he put together a piece of joinery so craftily indented and whimsically dove-tailed — a cabinet...so variously inlaid — such a piece of diversified mosaic — such a tesselated pavement without cement — here a bit of black stone, and there a bit... | |
 | George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton - History - 1845 - 422 pages
...became Earl of Chatham, and formed that ad- 1/66. ministration immortalized by Mr. Burke's painting, " so checkered and speckled * * * a piece of joinery...tesselated basement without cement; here a bit of blackstone, and here a bit of white; patriots and courtiers ; king's friends and republicans; whigs... | |
 | George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton - 1845 - 478 pages
...became Earl of Chatham, and formed that ad- 1766. ministration immortalized by Mr. Burke's painting, " so checkered and speckled * * * a piece of joinery...tesselated basement without cement ; here a bit of blackstone, and here a bit of white ; patriots and courtiers ; king's friends and republicans ; whigs... | |
 | Peter Burke - Politicians - 1845 - 490 pages
...afraid, are for ever incurable. He made an administration, so chequered and speckled; he put together a piece of joinery, so crossly indented and whimsically...cabinet so variously inlaid; such a piece of diversified mosaic ; such a tesselated pavement without cement ; here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of... | |
 | William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - Speeches, addresses, etc., English - 1845 - 558 pages
...afraid, are for ever incurable. He made an administration, so checkered and speckled ; he put together a piece of joinery, so crossly indented and whimsically...cabinet so variously inlaid; such a piece of diversified Mosaic ; such a tesselated pavement Without cement ; here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of... | |
 | Great Britain - 1845 - 554 pages
...afraid, are for ever incurable. He made an administration, so checkered and speckled ; he put together a piece of joinery, so crossly indented and whimsically...so variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified Mosaic ; such a tesselated pavement without cement ; here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of... | |
 | People - 1845 - 346 pages
...: — " He made an administration so chequered and so speckled ; he put together a piece of joining so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed ; a...so variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified Mosaic ; such a tessellated pavement without cement; here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of... | |
 | George Vandenhoff - Elocution - 1846 - 398 pages
...afraid, are for ever incurable. He made an administration so checkered and speckled ; he put together a piece of joinery so crossly indented and whimsically...so variously inlaid — such a piece of diversified mosaic — such a tesselated pavement without cement ; here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of... | |
 | 1846 - 578 pages
...ostensible artificer : — ' He made an administration so chequered and speckled ; he put together a piece of joinery, so crossly indented and whimsically...cabinet so variously inlaid; such a piece of diversified mosaic ; such a tesselated pavement, without cement ; here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of... | |
 | George Vandenhoff - Elocution - 1847 - 400 pages
...afraid, are for ever incurable. He made an administration so checkered and speckled ; he put together a piece of joinery so crossly indented and whimsically...so variously inlaid — such a piece of diversified mosaic — such a tesselated pavement without cement ; here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of... | |
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